Set up and use the Xbox 360 Chatpad

Send text messages from your console

Chatting with your friends on Xbox LIVE is easy when you use the Xbox 360 Chatpad.

Attach the chatpad to an Xbox 360 controller so that you can quickly send text messages and enter text.

Connect the Xbox 360 Chatpad to a controller

Set up is easy. First, connect your controller.

Notes

The Xbox 360 Chatpad is for use exclusively with Xbox 360 wired or wireless controllers.

The chatpad cannot be used on a controller that is connected to a personal computer.

Before you connect the chatpad to the controller, make sure your Xbox 360 console is up to date by connecting to Xbox Live.

Make sure that you turn off your controller before connecting the chatpad to ensure that you don’t accidentally press any buttons.

Connect the Xbox 360 Chatpad to a controller

Turn the controller and the Xbox 360 Chatpad upside down. They should both be face up, but they should be upside down. (See the illustration in this section.)

Grasping the controller in both hands, align the chatpad with the base of the controller. You want the connector plug (the metal pin) on the chatpad to align with the controller's expansion port (the little hole).

Push the chatpad on to the controller with even pressure from your forefingers until they snap together. You will hear a click when the chatpad is in place, and there will be no gaps between the chatpad and the controller.

Note If you have connected the chatpad to the controller correctly, and you turn the controller on, the chatpad’s white backlight will light up when you press any key. If this does not happen, you have not connected the chatpad correctly. Disconnect the controller and try these steps again. Make sure that the posts on the chatpad are lined up with the holes on the controller, and press the chatpad gently but firmly into the controller until they snap together.

Connect the Xbox 360 Chatpad to a headset

You can plug an Xbox 360 Wired Headset into the chatpad. Plug your headset into the 2.5-mm audio jack on the chatpad.